Problem description:

What good does cupping do to people? Thank you for your speech.

Analysis:

As the saying goes, "pricking needles and cupping makes you half well", which makes sense.

Cupping therapy is also called "cupping therapy" and "cupping qi", which was called "angle method" in ancient times. It is a method to treat diseases by using cups and cans as tools, exhausting the air in the cans by burning and other methods to form negative pressure, which is adsorbed on certain parts of the skin and causes local blood stasis.

According to the theory of traditional Chinese medicine, under the action of wind, cold, summer heat, dampness, dryness, fire and other evil spirits, the function of qi and blood of zang-fu organs, meridians and collaterals is out of balance and causes diseases. At the same time, the occurrence of diseases is also closely related to the healthy qi of the human body. "Su Wen's Legacy" says: "If righteousness is included, evil cannot be done". The human body is deficient in vital qi, and under the action of pathogenic factors, there will be many pathological manifestations such as poor blood circulation and blocked meridian conduction.

Cupping is under the guidance of the principle of qi and blood meridians in TCM, through the local acupuncture points on the human body surface, using the conduction function and two-way adjustment function of meridians to help healthy qi and get rid of wind, cold, dampness, heat and poison in the body, so as to promote qi and blood, dredge meridians and achieve the purpose of treating diseases and keeping fit.

Modern medicine believes that benign cupping can regulate nervous system function, raise pain threshold, directly improve local internal environment, accelerate systemic blood circulation and lymphatic circulation, promote metabolism, accelerate the elimination of acidic substances and pain-causing substances in the body, relieve spasm of local blood vessels and smooth muscles, and relieve pain.

When cupping, different cupping methods can be selected according to different situations. Commonly used cupping methods are as follows:

■ The can-guarding method is also called the can-sitting method. That is, after the cans are adsorbed on the body surface, the cans are sucked out and left in the surgical site for 10 ~ 15 minutes, and then the cans are lifted. This method is a common method, suitable for general diseases, and can be used in multiple cans.

■ Cupping is also called cupping. That is, when cupping, apply a layer of lubricant such as vaseline to the skin or mouth of the cupping area, and then pull the cupping area. Then, the doctor holds the jar with his right hand, pushes the pulled part up and down or left and right until the skin of the pulled part is ruddy, congested or even bruised, and then lifts the jar. This method is suitable for areas with large area and rich muscles, such as back, waist, buttocks and thighs.

■ Flash can method is to pull the can up and down immediately after pulling it out, and so on and so forth until the skin is red, congested, or congested. It is mostly used for local skin numbness, pain or hypofunction, especially for children, young women and other patients who are not suitable for leaving cans.

■ The pricking blood and cupping method is also called pricking blood and cupping method. That is to say, after the skin of the site to be removed is disinfected, it is punctured with a triangular needle or tapped with a dermal needle to cause bleeding, and then cupping and suction are performed at the punctured site to make it bleed, so as to strengthen the role of pricking blood therapy. Generally, cupping and indwelling 10 ~ 15 minutes after pricking blood are mostly used to treat erysipelas, sprains and mastitis.

■ Needle-retaining cupping method is referred to as needle cupping for short. That is to say, when acupuncture leaves a needle, cupping is done on the part centered on the needle for about 10 ~ 15 minutes. When the skin is ruddy, congested or has blood stasis, lift the jar and pull out the needle. This method can play a dual role in acupuncture and cupping.

When cupping, pay attention to the following points:

1. The cupping treatment room should be spacious and bright, with adequate air circulation and suitable room temperature. Pay attention to patients to keep warm and prevent cupping.

2. According to the condition and operation requirements, select * * * and cans with appropriate specifications, fully expose the parts to be pulled, shave off the hair, and disinfect the cupping needles to prevent cross infection.

3. Select * * *, and tell the patient that * * * should be comfortable and don't move * * * to prevent the jar from falling.

Old people, children and patients with weak constitution should eat less canned food and keep it for a short time, otherwise it will be unbearable. For those who accept cupping for the first time, in addition to eliminating fear, the number and time of cupping should be less and less, shorter and shorter, and then increase when they get used to it.

5. Cupping techniques should be skillful, and the movements should be light, fast, steady and accurate. The number of cans should be small and the spacing between cans should be moderate. Too far will affect the curative effect, too close will easily hurt and fall.

6. When cupping, you should choose an appropriate part with plump muscles, smooth skin and no hair. According to the required cupping position, choose cans with different specifications. If cupping is really necessary for uneven parts and hair parts, you can put a good face ring under the jar mouth to prevent air leakage or choose a special-shaped jar. Dry skin can be moistened before cupping.

Cupping is not suitable for the following situations:

Hemopathy such as hemophilia, leukemia, pernicious anemia and thrombocytopenia is absolutely forbidden.

Cupping is not suitable for skin allergies, ulcers and edema. Cupping is not suitable for large blood vessels, heart beating and lymph node gathering areas (submandibular, cervical side, supraclavicular fossa, armpit, groin, etc.). ). Local skin tumors, traumatic fracture sites, varicose veins, scars, carbuncle (lymph nodes), superficial blood vessels and other parts are not suitable for cupping.

Cupping is not suitable for facial features and anterior and posterior positions.

Cupping is not suitable for pregnant women, menstruating women, active tuberculosis, mental disorder, mental disorder, irritability and muscle spasm.

Patients with hypertension, moderate and severe heart disease, heart failure and respiratory failure should not be cupped.

Patients who are drunk, hungry, full, tired, thirsty, after strenuous exercise, extremely tired, cachexia and inelastic skin should not be cupped.